Wayne has my respect; he is a vet of WWII- he was in submarines, and
those brave souls deserve all the respect they can get.
I don't know the details, but I understand his underlings cleaned him
out at least twice, leaving his company gutted and near death.
Maybe this has happened again, and at 80+, he simply hasn't the ability
to recover had when he was younger.
The loss of 73 isn't a death blow, but the loss of ANY source of new ham
material will be noticed.

"Peace is that brief moment in history when everybody stands around
reloading."
Rev. Skip Heitzig

That is right, Zenith did not believe Heath was profitable except for the early
PC stuff.

Many companies that once were the cutting edge technology now are just
a trademark that brings in revenue to the new parent company, like
the Heath and Zenith names. Another brand that had a large following is
Westinghouse, now under license to Angelo Bros. Lighting in Phil. PA
for all lighting and ceiling fan products.

carl


If memory serves, Heath didn't throw in the towel, per se.

Zenith bought them out for their computer(s) and terminals and then Zenith
tossed out nearly all of Heath except those items.

About two years ago, I was in a Home Depot and came across some
sensory-motion fictures that were labeled as "Zenith-Heath". What that is (or
was) about, I have no idea.

My first kit was a Heath Q-1. I was ten or eleven years old and had bought an
used S-38B with my paper route money.

I used ,y Dad's 350-watt soldering iron and cold soldered (what else?) every
connection.

A friendly ham helped me out.

Gray Shockley

Is it actually possible to cold-solder ANYTHING with a 350 Watt iron?!

Probably forgot to plug it in...

I used about a pound of solder on my first receiver kit.
It didn't work, either.

Derek aa5bt

Is it actually possible to cold-solder ANYTHING with a 350 Watt iron?!

Probably forgot to plug it in...

I used about a pound of solder on my first receiver kit.
It didn't work, either.

Derek aa5bt

In rec.radio.amateur.dx Biz WDØHCO wrote:

I one I love was the "MAD Magazine" issue. The cover had ol Alfred E. Newman
soldering a radio chassis with a big 300 watt soldering gun saying "What, me
solder?" Inside the issue was "Ham versus Ham" comic strip which was a
parody of "Spy Versus Spy". That whole issue had me in stitches for days.

Wayne certainly had a great sense of humor. My favorite was
when Wayne printed a letter from the XYL of a subscriber
complaining about the 73 covers of scantily clad hotties and
that her husband didn't need to see such trash and to cancel
his subscription immediately.

73 Don K6LTS

In rec.radio.amateur.dx Biz WDØHCO wrote:

I one I love was the "MAD Magazine" issue. The cover had ol Alfred E. Newman
soldering a radio chassis with a big 300 watt soldering gun saying "What, me
solder?" Inside the issue was "Ham versus Ham" comic strip which was a
parody of "Spy Versus Spy". That whole issue had me in stitches for days.

Wayne certainly had a great sense of humor. My favorite was
when Wayne printed a letter from the XYL of a subscriber
complaining about the 73 covers of scantily clad hotties and
that her husband didn't need to see such trash and to cancel
his subscription immediately.

73 Don K6LTS

LOL,

guess the xyl did not know about why we go downstairs
to the shack to 'read' our magazines !
Or use sstv or now the internet !

maybe 73 will return as an online magazine like http://www.antennex.com ??

billy

wrote:

In rec.radio.amateur.dx Biz WDØHCO wrote:

I one I love was the "MAD Magazine" issue. The cover had ol Alfred E. Newman
soldering a radio chassis with a big 300 watt soldering gun saying "What, me
solder?" Inside the issue was "Ham versus Ham" comic strip which was a
parody of "Spy Versus Spy". That whole issue had me in stitches for days.

Wayne certainly had a great sense of humor. My favorite was
when Wayne printed a letter from the XYL of a subscriber
complaining about the 73 covers of scantily clad hotties and
that her husband didn't need to see such trash and to cancel
his subscription immediately.

73 Don K6LTS

LOL,

guess the xyl did not know about why we go downstairs
to the shack to 'read' our magazines !
Or use sstv or now the internet !

maybe 73 will return as an online magazine like http://www.antennex.com ??

billy

wrote:

In rec.radio.amateur.dx Biz WDØHCO wrote:

I one I love was the "MAD Magazine" issue. The cover had ol Alfred E. Newman
soldering a radio chassis with a big 300 watt soldering gun saying "What, me
solder?" Inside the issue was "Ham versus Ham" comic strip which was a
parody of "Spy Versus Spy". That whole issue had me in stitches for days.

Wayne certainly had a great sense of humor. My favorite was
when Wayne printed a letter from the XYL of a subscriber
complaining about the 73 covers of scantily clad hotties and
that her husband didn't need to see such trash and to cancel
his subscription immediately.

73 Don K6LTS

wrote in message
...
In rec.radio.amateur.dx Biz WDØHCO wrote:

I one I love was the "MAD Magazine" issue. The cover had ol Alfred E.
Newman
soldering a radio chassis with a big 300 watt soldering gun saying
"What, me
solder?" Inside the issue was "Ham versus Ham" comic strip which was a
parody of "Spy Versus Spy". That whole issue had me in stitches for
days.

Wayne certainly had a great sense of humor. My favorite was
when Wayne printed a letter from the XYL of a subscriber
complaining about the 73 covers of scantily clad hotties and
that her husband didn't need to see such trash and to cancel
his subscription immediately.

73 Don K6LTS

Guess she thought he'd be getting some extra "potatoes" and dessert with the
Ham!
Lou

wrote in message
...
In rec.radio.amateur.dx Biz WDØHCO wrote:

I one I love was the "MAD Magazine" issue. The cover had ol Alfred E.
Newman
soldering a radio chassis with a big 300 watt soldering gun saying
"What, me
solder?" Inside the issue was "Ham versus Ham" comic strip which was a
parody of "Spy Versus Spy". That whole issue had me in stitches for
days.

Wayne certainly had a great sense of humor. My favorite was
when Wayne printed a letter from the XYL of a subscriber
complaining about the 73 covers of scantily clad hotties and
that her husband didn't need to see such trash and to cancel
his subscription immediately.

73 Don K6LTS

Guess she thought he'd be getting some extra "potatoes" and dessert with the
Ham!
Lou